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撃

Attack
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingゲキ
Kun readingう.つ
JōyōGrade 8Level 28

Verbs with «撃»

攻撃する目撃する
  1. to shoot (a gun, person, etc.)
  2. to fire

Popular Usage

撃つ攻撃

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tank · car (車) · cruise missile · missile · wind (風) · crotch · hand (手)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 766

Compound words

撃つうつ
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
攻撃こうげき
attack; assault; raid; onslaught; offensive
射撃しゃげき
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
出撃しゅつげき
sortie; sally; attack
直撃ちょくげき
direct hit
反撃はんげき
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
夾撃きょうげき
attack on both sides
攻撃するこうげきする
to attack
一撃いちげき
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight
迎撃げいげき
intercept; interception; counter-attack
撃沈げきちん
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom
撃墜げきつい
shooting down (an aircraft)
襲撃しゅうげき
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
衝撃しょうげき
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
進撃しんげき
advance; charge
打撃だげき
blow; shock; strike; damage; batting
追撃ついげき
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
電撃でんげき
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
爆撃ばくげき
bombing (raid)
砲撃ほうげき
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
目撃もくげき
witnessing; observing; sighting
遊撃ゆうげき
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; search-and-kill mission; search-and-destroy mission
迫撃はくげき
close attack
銃撃じゅうげき
shooting; gunning (down)

Additional Examples

彼は襲撃者を格闘して地面に倒した。
He wrestled his attacker to the ground.tatoeba
彼は手のひらで一撃を与えた。
He gave a blow with the flat of his hand.tatoeba
西洋式の大砲などを撃つ技術。
2. The Western method of firing artillerywiki
外敵を迎え撃つための、一種のシケイン。
These were a kind of chicane to intercept external enemies.wiki

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Strike; shoot. 車 + 殳 + 手 (hand) — a hand landing a blow. 攻撃 — attack.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 撃

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step